Improving Legislative Performance by Strengthening Authority and Increasing Obligations

The Regional Representative Council (In Indonesia: DPD/Dewan Perwakilan Daerah) is a government institution formed with noble intentions, to strengthen the representation of regional people so that their issues are fought for in central government. However, actual political practice, DPD constrained by existing regulations Indonesia, making legislative body without clearly defined function and authority, causing its inability help increase output legislation. legislature's performance, which increasingly often receives negative comments from public, wake-up call Indonesian parliament improve. This study aims analyze legal facts chaos constitutional system not optimal utilizing institutions such as DPD. also purposes urgency correcting mess through reform at levels. normative juridical method was used investigate this matter, refers positive or laws have been force regulate constitution. As an great potential assisting House Representatives (hereafter called DPR/Dewan Rakyat), has always neglected law politics according study. research highlights problems restricting connecting, understanding, most importantly solving effect lives local communities, how fix if given better position legislation system.